Letter 01. A London postmark is only partially legible; the day is ''8,'' but the month,''IA"" - i.e.''January'' - is a guess. The princesses were sisters of George III. Princess Caroline died on December 28, 1757. Mrs. Grinfield was Lady of the...

Salutation: ''My dear Friends,'' meaning Haweis and his wife, who by this date was Jennett Payne Orton. Haweis's first wife, Judith Wordsworth, had died August 24, 1786. Jennett Orton was said to be a "boon companion" to Lady Huntingdon. Written on...